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Liberty Steel Sets European Investments

03 September 2019 - Sanjeev Gupta’s Liberty Steel plans to invest more than US$443 million over the next five years in its newly acquired European mills, Liberty Steel chief executive Jon Bolton tells Bloomberg news service.

Chinese Casters Re-Enter Production Following Improvements

03 September 2019 - China’s TISCO has completed upgrades to two thin-slab casters and has returned the machines to service, reports Danieli, the project contractor.

U.K. Establishes Funds to Support Steel Decarbonization

29 August 2019 - The U.K. government is allocating GBP350 million (US$426.9 million) to two funds that will support efforts to decarbonize its steel industry and scale up production of hydrogen.

Tata Steel Might Begin Selling Iron Ore to Outside Customers

29 August 2019 - Tata Steel, already India’s second-largest iron ore producer, is weighing a potential move into merchant iron ore and coal mining as a new business line, reports The (India) Telegraph newspaper.

Alton Steel Transfers Ownership to Employee Stock Plan

28 August 2019 - Illinois-based bar manufacturer Alton Steel Inc. has been sold to its 50 full-time salaried employees by way of an employee stock ownership plan, the company has announced.

Job Candidates Line Up for Work at New Rebar Mill

28 August 2019 - Nucor Corp. is need of about 100 more people to fill out the payroll at its rebar mill in Sedalia, Mo., USA. But it shouldn’t have to look too hard – approximately 2,300 people have applied for any of the 250 available positons, according to regional economic development officials.

ArcelorMittal Acquires Canadian Scrapper

28 August 2019 - ArcelorMittal’s Canadian long products division is acquiring the assets of Quebec scrap recycler Legault Métal Inc. for an undisclosed amount.

Gerdau Signs AMI Automation for EAF Services

28 August 2019 - Gerdau Long Steel North America has signed a technology and service agreement with AMI Automation, giving the steelmaker access to AMI’s SmartFurnace suite of optimization technology and services.

Import Pressure Forces ArcelorMittal, U. S. Steel to Reduce Tinplate Output

27 August 2019 - Citing competition from low-cost imports, United States Steel Corporation and ArcelorMittal USA are throttling back tinplate production, reports The Times newspaper of northwest Indiana.

Vietnamese Steelmaker Starts Up Converter Shop at New Mill

27 August 2019 - Vietnam’s Hoa Phat Group has commissioned the first of four converters at its integrated greenfield mill near Da Nang, reports the supplier of the equipment.

Primetals Technologies to Supply Third Caster at Chinese Mill

27 August 2019 - Primetals Technologies has received an order for a continuous slab caster from China’s Baosteel Zhanjiang, the equipment supplier has said.

MORE Supplies 215th EAF Manipulator

27 August 2019 - Italian EAF equipment supplier MORE srl has reached a sales milestone, landing its 215th order for a one of its CATFIS automatic temperature and sampling manipulators.

JSW Steel USA Halts Construction on Baytown Expansion

22 August 2019 - JSW Steel USA has put their expansion plans for their Baytown, Texas., USA, steel works on hold, reports S&P Global Platts.

ANDRITZ to Upgrade Cold Strip Line at North American Stainless

20 August 2019 - North American Stainless utilize ANDRITZ technology to upgrade its No. 1 cold strip line at its Ghent, Ky., USA, facility, according to the supplier on the project.

BlueScope to Proceed With U.S. Expansion

19 August 2019 - Australian steel producer BlueScope Steel Ltd. is expanding their North Star business in Delta, Ohio, USA.

Stelco Awarded CA$50 Million From Canadian Government to Upgrade Plants

19 August 2019 - The investment is part of a project to modernize Stelco’s Hamilton and Lake Erie Works. The upgrades will include a new recycling facility and will bring about the creation of 75 new jobs.

thyssenkrupp May Look to Sell Heavy Plate Business

13 August 2019 - thyssenkrupp has launched a review of its heavy plate business along with two others and may look to divest them, the company has said.

Nucor Crawfordsville – and Thin Slab Casting – Turn 30

13 August 2019 - Nucor Corp. recently celebrated the 50th anniversary of its first EAF mill in South Carolina. But another of its mills that has an important place in the mini-mill revolution also is celebrating a milestone anniversary this summer: Nucor’s sheet mill in Crawfordsville, Ind., USA, turned 30.

SMS group Bags Order for Replacement Converters

12 August 2019 - SMS group has received an order from Taiwan’s China Steel Corp. for three replacement converters, a project intended to improve uptime and reduce maintenance costs.

Danieli Lands Contract for Plate Mill Improvements

12 August 2019 - PAO Severstal has awarded a contract to Danieli for upgrades to a plate mill at its Cherepovets works.

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